UMG allegedly threatened to nix Pop Smoke’s posthumous debut album over their belief that a guest verse by Pusha T featured a ...

Universal Music Group (UMG) nearly scrapped the release of a Pop Smoke track due to a controversial verse from Pusha T that executives believed took aim at Drake. The revelation came from Steven ...

One song, called “Paranoia,” originally featured a guest verse from rapper Pusha T. However, drama ensued behind the scenes.

Pop Smoke, just 20 years old at the time, was on a four-day trip to Los Angeles, staying at a rental home in Hollywood Hills, when masked robbers broke in while he was in the shower. Investigators ...

Pusha T has had a hard time getting some work cleared by Universal Music Group. Back in 2018, he was set to be featured on Pop Smoke’s posthumous album. Pusha and Pop share a manager in Steven Victor.

How did the police respond to Pop Smoke’s death? Responding to a call from the East Coast saying that several people had entered their friend’s home, the LAPD arrived to find Pop Smoke with ...

Magazine. Pascal Le Segretain/Getty; Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Corey Walker, who killed rapper Pop Smoke in 2020, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison, the Los Angeles County District ...

On Tuesday, June 2, music executive Steven Victor's interview with Billboard was published, where an instance about UMG's effort to protect Drake was highlighted.

A lot more has also been shared about Pop Smoke, rap icon: his fashion sense, his takeover of the hip-hop world, his lasting influence, even the minutiae of creating a debut album after his death.

Blockstar, who was a juvenile when Pop Smoke’s 2020 murder occurred, was released from jail after serving a few years behind bars. One of the culprits in Pop Smoke’s 2020 murder discussed the ...